Rosa Schapire Art Prize 2023
The Rosa Schapire Art Prize is dedicated to the intrepid spirit of its namesake Rosa Schapire (1874-1954), who is regarded as a great pioneer of contemporary modernism and who championed Expressionism in particular with courage and passion. The prize is awarded by annually changing jurors, who are appointed by the respective directorate of the Kunsthalle.
By awarding the Rosa Schapire Art Prize, the Freunde der Kunsthalle advocates a luminous and unfettered interpretation of art. The prize shall honour an artist’s personality, whose piece of art qualifies as a valuable and vivid contribution to the collection of the traditional yet aspirational museum Hamburger Kunsthalle.
Previous laureates* were Simone Fattal in 2022, as well as, before a Corona-related hiatus, Kathleen Ryan in 2020, Tatiana Trouvé in 2019, Natalia LL in 2018, Ana Jotta in 2017, and Dan Perjovschi in 2016.
The awardee Thu Van Tran was born in 1979 Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and lives in Paris (France). She explores the theme of displacement, which is more relevant than ever in today's world, as well as the history of colonialism in her country of birth. Her works with various forms and materials have been exhibited at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris and the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh (USA), among others. Currently, the MAMAC in Nice is showing a solo exhibition of the artist.
The professional career of the juror Daria de Beauvais (*1977 in Paris) has already led her to various renowned institutions and galleries in France, Italy and the USA. She is currently a senior curator at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris and teaches at the Panthéon-Sorbonne University, among other institutions.